Jean-Charles Thomas
Jean-Charles Thomas (16 December 1929 – 14 October 2023) was a French Catholic bishop. He was ordained on July 5, 1953 and was incardinated in the clergy of the Diocese of Luçon.
His Excellency Jean-Charles Thomas | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Versailles | |
| Archdiocese | Paris |
| Predecessor | Louis Simonneaux |
| Successor | Éric Aumonier |
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| Ordination | 5 July 1953 by Antoine-Marie Cazaux |
| Consecration | 1 May 1972 by Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty |
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| Born | 16 December 1929 |
| Died | 14 October 2023 (aged 93) Machecoul, France |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Aire and Dax and Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia (1972–1974) Bishop of Ajaccio (1974–1986) |
| Motto | COMPRENDE, AIMER, SERVIR |
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| Styles of Jean-Charles Thomas | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
On 13 March 1972, he was named by Pope Paul VI, titular bishop of Gemellae in Numidia and appointed him auxiliary bishop in Aire and Dax. The bishop of Luçon, Mgr. Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty, gave him on 1 May of the same year, the episcopal ordination; Co-consecrators were the Archbishop Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers, and the Bishop André Pierre Louis Marie Fauchet. On 4 February he was named by Pope Paul VI Bishop of Ajaccio. Then he was named on 23 December 1986, Coadjutor bishop of Versailles, and Bishop of Versailles on the 4 June 1988. On the 11 January 2001, the Pope Jean-Paul II accepted his demission and named Éric Aumonier to succeed him.
Thomas died in Machecoul on 14 October 2023, at the age of 93.[1]